The play "Romeo and Juliet" starts with a fight between the Capulets and the Montagues, who are two familys in Verona, Italy who cant stand eachother. The two familys fight way to much so the prince says if there is another fight, the punishment will be death. Then Romeo comes into play when he talks to Benvolio about his love for Rosiline, who doesnt love him back. Romeo and Benvolio and later invited to a Capulet party by accident. At the party Romeo spots a beautiful young girl, Juliet, whom he falls in love with at first glance. They speak at the party and share a kiss but soon realize there familys despise eachother but the two cannot stop their growing feelings for eachother. Later that night after the party, Romeo shows up under Juliets balcony to tell her how much he loves her and to speak of marriage. The next day Friar Lawrence married Romeo and Juliet, witnessed byJuliet's nurse and Romeo's loyal friend/servant Balthasar. After the marriage, Romeo goes to visit his good friend Mercutio and his cousin Benvolio. Juliets cousin Tybalt shows up and starts a arguement with Romeo, which Romeo tried to end because Tybalt and him were now related which nobody knew. But by then he was to late, Tybalt and Mercutio get into a figth which ends in Mercutios death. Romeo is so angry, he ends up fighting Tybalt and soon after killing him. After realizing what he did he runs to Friar Lawrence, Friar Lawrence informs Romeo that he has been banished... and thats when Romeo and Juliets issues begin. That night, after Romeo finds out he is banished from Verona walls, he visits Juliet for one last time beforehe has to leave. He spends the night with her and rushes out right before Lady Capulet tells Juliet she is to marry Paris. Juliet retaliates and refuses when her father tells her if she doesnt marry Paris, she is not welcome into his house ever again. Juliet runs to Frier Lawrence ready to commit suicide when Frier Lrence comes up with a brilliant idea: Juliet will drink a potion that night which will make her fall into a deep sleep for 42 hours which will make everyone think she us dead. Because of that she wont have to marry Paris and she will be put into the Capulet vault. Once she is there Romeo will come back just in time for her to awake and then they could runaway together. But of course that didnt go as planned.
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The play "Romeo and Juliet" starts with a fight between the Capulets and the Montagues, who are two familys in Verona, Italy who cant stand eachother. The two familys fight way to much so the prince says if there is another fight, the punishment will be death. Then Romeo comes into play when he talks to Benvolio about his love for Rosiline, who doesnt love him back. Romeo and Benvolio and later invited to a Capulet party by accident. At the party Romeo spots a beautiful young girl, Juliet, whom he falls in love with at first glance. They speak at the party and share a kiss but soon realize there familys despise eachother but the two cannot stop their growing feelings for eachother. Later that night after the party, Romeo shows up under Juliets balcony to tell her how much he loves her and to speak of marriage. The next day Friar Lawrence married Romeo and Juliet, witnessed byJuliet's nurse and Romeo's loyal friend/servant Balthasar. After the marriage, Romeo goes to visit his good friend Mercutio and his cousin Benvolio. Juliets cousin Tybalt shows up and starts a arguement with Romeo, which Romeo tried to end because Tybalt and him were now related which nobody knew. But by then he was to late, Tybalt and Mercutio get into a figth which ends in Mercutios death. Romeo is so angry, he ends up fighting Tybalt and soon after killing him. After realizing what he did he runs to Friar Lawrence, Friar Lawrence informs Romeo that he has been banished... and thats when Romeo and Juliets issues begin. That night, after Romeo finds out he is banished from Verona walls, he visits Juliet for one last time beforehe has to leave. He spends the night with her and rushes out right before Lady Capulet tells Juliet she is to marry Paris. Juliet retaliates and refuses when her father tells her if she doesnt marry Paris, she is not welcome into his house ever again. Juliet runs to Frier Lawrence ready to commit suicide when Frier Lrence comes up with a brilliant idea: Juliet will drink a potion that night which will make her fall into a deep sleep for 42 hours which will make everyone think she us dead. Because of that she wont have to marry Paris and she will be put into the Capulet vault. Once she is there Romeo will come back just in time for her to awake and then they could runaway together. But of course that didnt go as planned.
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